Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
petites mains
English translation:
foot soldiers
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Sandra Petch
Nov 10, 2022 11:14
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French term
petites mains
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Referring to criminal gangs who use stolen goods (phones, watches, etc.) to pay "les petites mains".
For example, lookouts working for a drug dealer.
Thank you.
For example, lookouts working for a drug dealer.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | foot soldiers |
Helene Tammik
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| 3 | runners |
Lisa Barrett
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| 3 | the underlings |
JH Trads
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Change log
Nov 10, 2022 13:02: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Social Sciences" to "Other" , "Field (write-in)" from "Criminality" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
+4
3 mins
Helene Tammik
Native in English
Une belle plume - en anglais
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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foot soldiers
This is what the lowest kids on the rung are sometimes called in the context of UK county lines criminal drug activity.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "All three suggestions are great. This is the one I prefer. Thank you to everyone and particularly Helene."
7 hrs
Lisa Barrett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Fr>En Translator, Culture and Tourism
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: French to English
runners
'runners' could also work.
19 hrs
the underlings
seems fitting given the context
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